The Next Manager?

[Strike 7,784]

 

Thank fuck the board are not overcompensating and considering Jose 3.0

[whats happening 1,663]

my number 1 wish is xabi alonso

[OneMoSalah 9,103]

7 hours ago, Strike said:

 

Thank fuck the board are not overcompensating and considering Jose 3.0

Honestly an older head like Jose, Conte, even Tuchel is probably better suited than every manager we are linked with at present. Especially for this squad. Never mind tactics, its the personality we need to get right more so than anything else. They would tear strips off of these and boy do they need it.

The fact Madrid are considering Jose isn’t a surprise, given the personalities in that dressing room and how their seasons finishing. Needs to bring a few of them back down to earth, ie Bellingham, Vinicius Jnr, Mbappe.

Edited 18 hours ago by OneMoSalah

[Vesper 31,095]

7 hours ago, whats happening said:

my number 1 wish is xabi alonso

But isn't he a back 5 (ie 3 CBs) obsessive?

Amorim 2.0

I loved that first (first for him) EPL title under Conte, but I hated the system after that

it is so 'gimmicky', so often produces ugly AF footie, and the EPL knows how to so often rip that scheme apart now, post Conte

same for modern CL teams facing it

it is a huge reason why Conte is shite in European footie

no euro trophies as a manager

The closest he got was the EL final in 2020 (a cough cough covid final)

Big Rom's 74th minute OG blew it for him

The final was originally scheduled to be played on 27 May 2020 at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland.[6] However, UEFA announced on 23 March 2020 that the final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He never made it to a CL final

Those 2 great Juve sides in 2015 and 2017 who lost to Barca and then Real Madrid, in the CL finals, respeectively

were led by Massimiliano Allegri, not Conte

 

Poor Juve (2 wins, 7 losses), Benfica (2 wins, 5 losses), Atletico Madrid (zero wins, 3 losses) Reims (zero wins, 2 losses) and Valencia (zero wins, 2 losses) in CL finals

23 finals

only 4 wins

19 losses

 

Chels, if not for Moscow 2008 (GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR), would have the best undefeated record in CL finals (we should be 3 wins, zero losses)

the only 2 undefeated teams in multiple CL finals are

Forest, 2 wins, zero losses

and

Porto, 2 wins, zero losses

then 4 teams:

Feyenoord 
Aston Villa 
PSV Eindhoven  
Red Star Belgrade  

are all 1 win, zero defeats in CL finals

and the only other 'in multiple CL finals' teams with losing records in CL finals are

Borussia Dortmund with 1 win, 2 losses

and

Inter Milan, 3 wins, 4 losses

[mkh 759]

🔵💥Joe Cole tells Frank Lampard to stay away from Chelsea job:

"Frank should stay away from it. The temptation for Frank, because he loves the club, would be to come back and give it another whirl."

"If I was him, I wouldn’t go to Chelsea. In any job, you’re being judged on your results but [at Chelsea] you don’t have full control over what you can do. That’s insane."

[OneMoSalah 9,103]

The repetitive narrative in the media about us reappointing Frank is a joke surely?

I mean he has already shown in 2 spells here he isn’t really cut out for managing a big club in the PL. He was barely cut out for Everton. Plus he doesn’t have the personality or authority to challenge the owners or sporting directors. He’s not got enough merit as a manager in the bank to do so, probably why they have him on the list.

Would be a daft appointment given the sheer amount of work needed to change things at the club. He’s done well getting Coventry up but the links are ridiculous, be it pure speculation or that he is actually on the shortlist again.

Suppose they’ll probably announce him on a 10 year deal though.

[Strike 7,784]

6 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Honestly an older head like Jose, Conte, even Tuchel is probably better suited than every manager we are linked with at present. Especially for this squad. Never mind tactics, its the personality we need to get right more so than anything else. They would tear strips off of these and boy do they need it.

The fact Madrid are considering Jose isn’t a surprise, given the personalities in that dressing room and how their seasons finishing. Needs to bring a few of them back down to earth, ie Bellingham, Vinicius Jnr, Mbappe.

The league is filled with innovative managers right now and going with Jose, Conte could be disastrous. Last time Jose had a good stint was when he was here 10+ years ago. 

Tuchel is different because he was at a top club recently and as England manager, is watching plenty of the league and is on terms with the tactical evolution in the league. 

Also, we don't know if Madrid are considering Jose. We just know that Jose has been pushing. 

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/former-real-madrid-manager-informs-115000214.html

[Reddish-Blue 2,671]

9 hours ago, mkh said:

🔵💥Joe Cole tells Frank Lampard to stay away from Chelsea job:

"Frank should stay away from it. The temptation for Frank, because he loves the club, would be to come back and give it another whirl."

"If I was him, I wouldn’t go to Chelsea. In any job, you’re being judged on your results but [at Chelsea] you don’t have full control over what you can do. That’s insane."

I'd be keen to see Lamps go for the Crystal Palace job, feel like that would be an interesting challenge. 

[Reddish-Blue 2,671]

19 hours ago, Strike said:

Why wouldn't he? It is a jump into the English league at a club he loves and always talks fondly about. 

Even at Como, there is going to be a big reset with Madrid taking back their loanees so you never know if his stocks are up in another year. 

I just see him trying to change alot if he were given the chance here (sort of like Villas-Boas back in the day) and knowing this ownership group, he won't have that much time to build out a squad to his liking. 

We haven't had a manager survive for 2+ seasons in charge since Conte left. 

 

[Special Juan 28,762]

I say this with the utmost respect but please stay away from Frank, we have had him before and he should be left alone to manage Cov in the PL as he has worked incredibly hard to achieve that.

Don't tarnish him again, last time was hard to watch, leave alone.

[Fulham Broadway 17,744]

We obviously perform better as an autonomous collective

No manager required...;)

[whats happening 1,663]

15 hours ago, Vesper said:

But isn't he a back 5 (ie 3 CBs) obsessive?

this is all true, but with right players and system can be good and produce great football. and since we are in for an overhaul in the summer why not let him buy the players he wants for the system. i know this will never happen with this board, but that should be the norm for all new managers imo.

 

actually my first wish is simeone but he's not available i bet.

[bigbluewillie 1,976]

17 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Honestly an older head like Jose, Conte, even Tuchel is probably better suited than every manager we are linked with at present. Especially for this squad. Never mind tactics, its the personality we need to get right more so than anything else. They would tear strips off of these and boy do they need it.

The fact Madrid are considering Jose isn’t a surprise, given the personalities in that dressing room and how their seasons finishing. Needs to bring a few of them back down to earth, ie Bellingham, Vinicius Jnr, Mbappe.

Napoli manager Antonio Conte is among the candidates being considered by Chelsea as the permanent successor to Liam Rosenior next season. (Express), external

Oh look there's flying pig

[Special Juan 28,762]

Conte would be a ticking time bomb under these owners

[mkh 759]

🚨🔵Chelsea's five-strong group of sporting directors are working behind the scenes ahead of a summer appointment. 

(@BobbyVincentFL) 

🔵💥Andoni Iraola is the frontrunner for the Chelsea job. The Chelsea board are frantically trying to lock him down.

(@MarkBrus)

🚨🇪🇸Andoni Iraola is one of the candidates to fill the vacant Chelsea job.

(@Matt_Law_DT)

 

[nyikolajevics 2,832]

24 minutes ago, bigbluewillie said:

Napoli manager Antonio Conte is among the candidates being considered by Chelsea as the permanent successor to Liam Rosenior next season. (Express), external

Oh look there's flying pig

I would take him in a heartbeat. He may not take more than 2-3 years at the club but he is a real top coach who never flopped anywhere. 

Bringing McTominay or Lukaku with him would be hilarous too.

[Strike 7,784]

 

 

[mkh 759]

🤢🔥According to sources, Andoni Iraola is a candidate under consideration by Chelsea. They have also been linked with others, such as Marco Silva and Eddie Howe.

(@kierangill_DM) 

[Strike 7,784]

1 minute ago, mkh said:

🤢🔥According to sources, Andoni Iraola is a candidate under consideration by Chelsea. They have also been linked with others, such as Marco Silva and Eddie Howe.

(@kierangill_DM) 

This sounds like they're mainly shortlisting coaches with experience handling the league 

[Pizy 19,277]

We would need some serious personnel changes if Iraola is the choice. Which I’m not sure we can do if the reports of our finances being a total mess are true. A LOT of players have to be moved on once again and quite a few that suit him would need to come in.

Marco Silva is a great coach but I’m skeptical that he’d be a good fit at this moment. I think he would be Maresca level inday we’ll look tactically well set up and more structured but not good enough to truly become elite.

Eddie Howe would be a puppet here. Very solid coach but again, is he good enough to challenge for titles?